《應用物理學快報》(APEX)是一份專為快速傳播最新和簡明的應用物理學新發現報告的通訊雜志。艾派克的宗旨是高質量的科學出版。APEX是日本應用物理雜志(JJAP)的姊妹期刊，由IOP出版社代表日本應用物理學會(JSAP)出版。APEX出版的文章涉及物理原理的應用，以及關于理解物理的特殊應用的文章。作為一份通訊雜志，重點將放在應用物理學的發展和新興領域。目前感興趣的領域包括:半導體、介質和有機材料光子學、量子電子學、光學和光譜學自旋電子學、超導性和強相關材料設備物理包括量子信息處理基于物理的電路和系統納米科技晶體生長、表面、界面、薄膜和塊狀材料等離子體，應用原子和分子物理，以及應用核物理設備加工、制造和測量技術以及儀器儀表跨學科領域，如生物電子/光子學、生物傳感、環境/能源技術和MEMS

Applied Physics Express (APEX) is a Letters journal devoted solely to rapid dissemination of up-to-date and concise reports on new findings in applied physics. The motto of APEX is high scientific quality and prompt publication.APEX is a sister journal of the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP) and is published by IOP Publishing on behalf of the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP)APEX publishes articles dealing with the applications of physical principles as well as articles concerning the understanding of physics with particular applications in mind. As a Letters journal, emphasis will be given to developing and emerging fields in applied physics. Examples of fields of current interest include:Semiconductors, dielectrics, and organic materialsPhotonics, quantum electronics, optics, and spectroscopySpintronics, superconductivity, and strongly correlated materialsDevice physics including quantum information processingPhysics-based circuits and systemsNanoscale science and technologyCrystal growth, surfaces, interfaces, thin films, and bulk materialsPlasmas, applied atomic and molecular physics, and applied nuclear physicsDevice processing, fabrication and measurement technologies, and instrumentationCross-disciplinary areas such as bioelectronics/photonics, biosensing, environmental/energy technologies, and MEMS